Bakr Awa
Bakr Awa is a tell, or archaeological settlement mound, in Iraq. It is located near Halabja in the Shahrizor Plain in Iraqi Kurdistan. The site is 40 metres (130 ft) high and consists of a central settlement mound (277 meters by 216 meters) surrounded by a lower city measuring 800 by 600 metres (2,600 ft × 2,000 ft).
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| Location | Iraq |
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| Region | Sulaymaniyah Governorate |
| Coordinates | 35°13′14.002″N 45°56′26.002″E |
| Type | tell |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1927; 2014; 2013; 2011; 2010; 1961; 1960 |
| Archaeologists | Peter A. Miglus, Ephraim Avigdor Speiser |
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